Nikaah & Marriage Issues

Q: Please advise on the following:

A father has three children. A daughter and two sons. One son is married.

The father owns a business and both the sons work for the father, while the daughter helps out occasionally.

For the son that is married, the father gave them a house, pays for their water, lights, car payments, fuel, phone payments, etc. The father also pays for numerous holidays and gives them spending money for the holidays. The son is then given a large salary at the end of every month. The father in law is also required to pay for all the daughter in laws wants.

The other son and daughter both live with the parents still and thus the basic food and housing needs are taken care of. The unmarried children are given an allowance which they use for any extras such as clothing, car payments, holidays, hobby's, etc. This often leads to a lot of conflict in the family.

My question are as follows:

1. In a case like this, is the father being fair and just to his children?

2. Is there any difference in providing gifts, or support to the married son and unmarried son/daughter?

3. Is it compulsory for the daughter to work in the business to be given the same as the son while the parents are alive?

4. If the father spends on his wife (mother), is it compulsory for the daughter in law to receive the same?

5. Is it compulsory for the husband to provide the wife with an allowance? (not to be used for any households expenses or personal needs)

6. What obligations do the parents have towards the daughter in law with regards to financial support for needs and luxuries?

7. Is it the parents responsibility to buy and pay for the married son's house, car for the daughter in law, supporting the children on the grounds that he is working in the business and is entitled to it? (this excluding a monthly salary)

Q: In the Hanafi Madhab, a man has 2 sons and 1 daughter from his previous marriage. He divorces their mother and marries a woman which he then has 2 daughters with.

1. Do the sons from the previous marriage become mahram to the 2 daughters of the 2nd marriage?

2. Do the sons qualify to be mahram to their step mother?

Q: Is water-birth permissible if a woman has covered the necessary areas?

Q:

1. Is it mandatory to have sex before walima? Many say walima is not halaal and first nights usually are not like what we see in movies as many factors are dependent (stress, fear, etc). Also should penis completely go into vagina and man should ejaculate or only tip is okay during first night.

2. Should a man ejaculate inside vagina whenever he has sex with his wife. During initial days of marriage couples usually are in fear and everything is
new.

3. Can couples use pullout method (before ejaculation remove penis from vagina) if not planning for pregnancy?

Q: Can my father marry my mother in-law?

Q: I’m married for 5 years and Masha Allah we live a happy life. And now my husband is asking permission from me for a second wife. But as of our life now I’m just thinking should I permit him for this or not because he has two big daughters of 15 years. He is unable to take care of them with some money problems. His mother is also living separate at his sister home but in need of all the childrens help. But my husband is unable to help her also. Now I’m also not living in a wealthy life with some money issues. So my question is in this case a second wife is permissible for him or not? Do I have to give permission or not?

Q: In kitchen where co-wives work together, occasionally the husband places hands on buttocks or breasts of one wife in front of another. The two wives have no qualms about it. But is it permissible in Islam?

Q: My sister is in Canada, married with 2 kids (age 11 and 2), and as per her marital difference and diffculties they both husband wife decided to live separate for few months to see if they can bring sulah in between them. In the mean time, the kids staying with the mother. As, per sharia law what will be husband and wife's responsibilities as far as naan/nafkhaa is concern for mother and kids? Does mother have to go to work to take care of house and kids where she will be living for this few months? Or husband will have to provide something from his side to support two kids and wife?

Q: I recently stopped attending hall functions. I often get questioned as to why I'm not attending, as the functions are completely separate and no haraam is taking place. Please advise.

Q: A Muslim brother intends to marry a girl who is a non-Muslim but she intends to become a Muslim before nikaah. What is the ruling pertaining to her parents (non-Muslim) being guardians and whom should be her guardian in this case?